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TURKEY TO PROPOSE OPENING ARMENIA BORDER DURING FM DAVUTOGLU'S VISIT: REPORT
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Dec 9 2013
ISTANBUL
Turkey will propose to open its border gate with Armenia in return
for Yerevan's ceding from two occupied Nagorno-Karabakh regions,
daily AkÅ~_am reported Dec. 9.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Armenia on Dec. 12,
marking a first diplomatic push since the protocols signed between
the two countries in 2009, which foresaw the development of relations,
including the decision on opening the borders, was shelved.
According to the daily, Davutoglu will demand Armenia to cede from at
least two of the seven regions Armenia has been occupying since 1993.
In return, the border gate between two countries will be re-opened.
A 2009 protocol aiming to boost ties was halted upon request by
Azerbaijan, which has repeatedly said such a move must not happen
until there is an agreement on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
December/09/2013
From: Baghdasarian
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Dec 9 2013
ISTANBUL
Turkey will propose to open its border gate with Armenia in return
for Yerevan's ceding from two occupied Nagorno-Karabakh regions,
daily AkÅ~_am reported Dec. 9.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Armenia on Dec. 12,
marking a first diplomatic push since the protocols signed between
the two countries in 2009, which foresaw the development of relations,
including the decision on opening the borders, was shelved.
According to the daily, Davutoglu will demand Armenia to cede from at
least two of the seven regions Armenia has been occupying since 1993.
In return, the border gate between two countries will be re-opened.
A 2009 protocol aiming to boost ties was halted upon request by
Azerbaijan, which has repeatedly said such a move must not happen
until there is an agreement on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
December/09/2013
From: Baghdasarian